By Penny Arcos
What if the primary export of the United States was not war, sanctions, and economic destabilization, but mutual development and real productivity?
Across the American heartland, working families are told that economic decay, plummeting crop prices, and community foreclosures are inevitable realities of a global market. But a different path exists. This was the vision shared by the Center for Political Innovation outside the French Embassy in Chicago.
Around the world, courageous anti-imperialist leaders are transforming their nations by breaking free from the domination of Wall Street and London. By nationalizing resources to serve the people, they are investing in agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, and education—even turning prisoners into productive farmers.
In West Africa, Burkina Faso and the Alliance of Sahel States have expelled French troops and American bases, building their own armies to defend their land against the terrorism funded by a desperate colonial apparatus. At the Chicago rally, activists made the message clear:
“France out of Africa! Long live Ibrahim Traoré!”
— Paul Greene
“Two hundred and fifty years ago, the United States showed the world how to free itself from colonialists. Today, President Ibrahim Traoré is showing us how to free ourselves... America needs a president like Ibrahim Traoré.”
— John McCarthy
Traoré, who took power in 2023 to combat the Sahel's terrorism crisis, is leading a Progressive and Popular Revolution. He maintains that true sovereignty requires a disciplined population that produces what it consumes.
We see this sovereignty in action through Burkina Faso's cotton industry. Recently, the government nationalized SOFITEX to rescue it from long-standing financial difficulties and secure the livelihoods of over 3 million citizens. Women, who traditionally had no land rights, work in farmi
